Podcasts Other The Mike Hosking Breakfast Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister on his visit to Malaysia and South Korea, public services, health

Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister on his visit to Malaysia and South Korea, public services, health

Published: Sept. 9, 2024, 9:03 p.m.

Christopher Luxon says his visit to Malaysia and South Korea last week was a success.\xa0

The Prime Minister says it was an important chance to build connections with investors, like South Korean pension funds.\xa0

He told Mike Hosking that in one of their five pension funds, who he spoke to, they have $2.5 billion dollars to invest.\xa0

Luxon says they'd love to invest it in a four-lane highway from Auckland to Whang\u0101rei, but they didn't know about it. \xa0

He also believes the public service is getting on board with what the Government's trying to do.\xa0

Health Minister Dr Shane Reti has stepped in to scrap a policy prioritising young M\u0101ori and Pasifika people for some healthcare services in Hawke's Bay.\xa0

Luxon says he's not sure why they had this criteria, and says it's good to see Reti sorting it.\xa0

He told Hosking the public service has had to adjust to a new Government, with targets, action plans, and reviews for ministers.\xa0

LISTEN ABOVE\xa0

\xa0

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.